Danny Barnes (rugby union)

Danny Barnes
Full name Daniel Barnes
Date of birth (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 94 kilograms (14 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing, Centre
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Tralee RFC
Dolphin RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010–13
2013–15
2015–
Munster
Newcastle Falcons
Ealing Trailfinders
34
18
5
(35)
(0)
(0)
correct as of 8 Nov 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009 Ireland U20 3 (0)
correct as of 10 Feb 2015.

Danny Barnes (born 7 October 1989) in Auckland, New Zealand is a New Zealand-born, Irish rugby union player, who is currently playing for English RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. Barnes can play either Centre or Wing.

Early life

He moved to Tralee, Ireland aged ten and was played for Tralee RFC.

Munster

Barnes made his Munster debut against Connacht in April 2010.[1] On 14 May 2011, he scored two tries as Munster defeated the Ospreys 18-11 in the Celtic League semi-final at Thomond Park.[2] He also started against Leinster in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final.[3]

Barnes scored his third try for Munster in their opening RaboDirect Pro12 match against Newport Gwent Dragons in September 2011.[4] He made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Northampton Saints in November 2011.[5] He started for Munster A in their 31-12 2011–12 British and Irish Cup Final victory against Cross Keys on 27 April 2012.[6] It was announced on 14 May 2013 that Barnes would be leaving Munster.[7]

Newcastle Falcons

On 4 June 2013, it was announced that Barnes had joined English Aviva Premiership side Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract.[8]

Ealing Traifinders

On 12 May 2015, Barnes would sign for newly promoted RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders for the upcoming 2015-16 season.[9]

Honours

References

  1. "Old Dogs Lead The Way Down The Hard Road". munsterrugby.ie. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. "Munster huff their way to dream final". Irish Times. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  3. "No Change to Starting XV". munsterrugby.ie. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. "First Half Sets Up Opening Round Victory". munsterrugby.ie. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. "Academy Graduates Make Their Heineken Debut". munsterrugby.ie. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. "Munster Prove Too Strong". munsterrugby.ie. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. "Injury Forces Howlett To Retire". munsterrugby.ie. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  8. "Barnes Moves To Newcastle". munsterrugby.ie. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  9. "Ealing Trailfinders sign Newcastle Falcons centre Danny Barnes". Ealing Trailfinders. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

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